Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wundr
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
Noun[edit]
*wundr n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wundr | |
| Genitive | *wundras | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wundr | *wundru |
| Accusative | *wundr | *wundru |
| Genitive | *wundras | *wundrō |
| Dative | *wundrē | *wundrum |
| Instrumental | *wundru | *wundrum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: wundor
- Old Frisian: wunder, wonder
- Old Saxon: wundar
- Old Dutch: wundar
- Old High German: wuntar, *wundar
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328: “PWGmc *wundr”